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''Takikomi gohan'' (炊き込みご飯, 炊き込み御飯) is a Japanese
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dish seasoned with
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and
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along with mushrooms, vegetables, meat, or fish. The ingredients of ''takikomi gohan'' are cooked with the rice. This dish is consumed by people in Japan around the fall season since many root vegetables and mushrooms are harvested during this season in Japan. Ingredients will vary based on the seasonal vegetables and fish. Since this dish contains nutritional value, and uses a small amount of rice with vegetables and proteins, some Japanese people eat it for dieting purposes.


History

was created during the
Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the c ...
. Rice was scarce then, so people conserved rice by adding
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or other cerials, wild vegetables, yam or Japanese radish, creating an early form of called . During the
Muromachi period The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by ...
, became popular, turned into a dish called using ingredients such as barley, beans, and vegetables. Over time people became creative and made a variety of dishes with seasonal ingredients.


Difference from ''maze gohan''

is prepared by adding the ingredients, broth and seasonings to raw rice and cook them together. In contrast, is prepared by first cooking rice alone, then mixing the ingredients into it.


Variations

* ''Tai-meshi'' (鯛飯): Rice with whole
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. * '' Ayu-meshi'' (鮎飯): Rice with whole sweetfish. * ''Matsutake gohan'' (松茸御飯): Rice with matsutake mushrooms. * ''Kani-meshi'' (蟹飯): Rice with crab. * (or ): Combination of ingredients such as
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root, carrots, konnyaku,
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, *alternative site
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/ref> or white-fleshed fish. In the Osaka dialect, this dish is called ''kayaku gohan'' (加薬御飯). *: cooked and served in a single-serving pot. *: Rice with chestnuts. *: Okinawan cuisine of rice with pork.


See also

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References

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